Narmada Parrot Deaths: Food Poisoning, Not Bird Flu, Kills 80 Birds in Khargone

• Over 80 parrots died mysteriously in 48 hours near Narmada in Barwah, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.
• Initial fears of bird flu were dispelled after veterinary reports confirmed no viral infection.
• Post-mortem revealed food poisoning as the cause, with rice and small pebbles found in the parrots' stomachs.
• Veterinarians suspect consumption of pesticide-sprayed grains and inappropriate food fed by people out of kindness.
• The incident serves as a warning that feeding human food to birds, even with good intentions, can be deadly.

Why It Matters: Kindness can be deadly: Feeding human food to birds caused mass parrot deaths, not bird flu.